Saint Augustine (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Erik Thomas Pohlmeier, Bishop
Felipe de Jesús Estévez, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 11 March 1870
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Miami
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Florida
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 25,575 (9,878 Square Miles)
Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: STA
Official Web Site: http://www.dosafl.com/
Mailing Address: 11625 Old St. Augustine Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32258, USA
Telephone: (904)262-3200
Fax: 262-9270

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Florida
- Erected: 9 January 1857
- Vicariate
- State: Florida
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Francis Patrick McFarland † (9 Jan 1857 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Jean Marcel Pierre Auguste Vérot, P.S.S. † (11 Dec 1857 Appointed - 10 Jun 1876 Died)
John Moore † (16 Feb 1877 Appointed - 30 Jul 1901 Died)
William John Kenny † (15 Mar 1902 Appointed - 24 Oct 1913 Died)
Michael Joseph Curley † (3 Apr 1914 Appointed - 10 Aug 1921 Appointed, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland)
Patrick Joseph Barry † (22 Feb 1922 Appointed - 13 Aug 1940 Died)
Joseph Patrick Hurley † (16 Aug 1940 Appointed - 30 Oct 1967 Died)
Paul Francis Tanner † (15 Feb 1968 Appointed - 21 Apr 1979 Resigned)
John Joseph Snyder † (2 Oct 1979 Appointed - 12 Dec 2000 Retired)
Victor Benito Galeone † (26 Jun 2001 Appointed - 27 Apr 2011 Retired)
Felipe de Jesús Estévez (27 Apr 2011 Appointed - 24 May 2022 Retired)
Erik Thomas Pohlmeier (24 May 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Florida
9 January 1857	Erected	Diocese of Savannah	Vicariate Apostolic of Florida (erected)
Diocese of Saint Augustine
11 March 1870	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Florida	Diocese of Saint Augustine (erected)
25 May 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Augustine (Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie)	Diocese of Miami (erected)
10 February 1962	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Saint Augustine (From Baltimore to Atlanta)
2 March 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miami (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, and Lee) Diocese of Saint Augustine (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota)	Diocese of Saint Petersburg (erected)
2 March 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miami (Highlands, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie) Diocese of Saint Augustine (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Semiola, Sumter, and Volusia)	Diocese of Orlando (erected)
2 March 1968	Territory Added	Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham (Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gulf, Homes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington)	Diocese of Saint Augustine
2 March 1968	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Saint Augustine (from Atlanta)
1 October 1975	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint Augustine (Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsen, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington)	Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Saint Augustine

1950 72,000 2,734,116 2.6% 111 78 189 380 73 685 81 ap1951

1966 195,057 2,902,305 6.7% 150 112 262 744 141 558 104 ap1967

1970 71,765 1,471,180 4.9% 103 19 122 588 19 66 ap1971

1976 57,557 951,000 6.1% 54 20 74 777 20 177 41 ap1977

1980 65,416 1,065,000 6.1% 53 19 72 908 1 19 117 45 ap1981

1990 93,837 1,348,212 7.0% 83 19 102 919 11 20 123 50 ap1991

1999 131,478 1,570,181 8.4% 91 27 118 1,114 26 3 108 50 ap2000

2000 134,846 1,582,666 8.5% 93 26 119 1,133 25 30 107 51 ap2001

2001 142,886 1,598,247 8.9% 99 27 126 1,134 27 31 111 51 ap2002

2002 143,413 1,674,910 8.6% 99 25 124 1,156 28 28 112 51 ap2003

2003 158,792 1,717,530 9.2% 101 27 128 1,240 32 30 118 51 ap2004

2004 160,479 1,749,106 9.2% 104 25 129 1,244 32 28 115 51 ap2005

2010 171,000 1,966,314 8.7% 120 16 136 1,257 62 18 100 51 ap2011

2014 185,900 2,051,250 9.1% 115 21 136 1,366 65 23 109 52 ap2015

2017 190,000 2,137,322 8.9% 137 31 168 1,130 79 33 111 52 ap2018

2020 201,600 2,247,021 9.0% 136 30 166 1,214 82 32 106 52 ap2021

2022 153,041 2,330,405 6.6% 140 26 166 921 60 27 93 54 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Saint Augustine
1950	72,000	2,734,116	2.6%	111	78	189	380		73	685	81	ap1951
1966	195,057	2,902,305	6.7%	150	112	262	744		141	558	104	ap1967
1970	71,765	1,471,180	4.9%	103	19	122	588		19		66	ap1971
1976	57,557	951,000	6.1%	54	20	74	777		20	177	41	ap1977
1980	65,416	1,065,000	6.1%	53	19	72	908	1	19	117	45	ap1981
1990	93,837	1,348,212	7.0%	83	19	102	919	11	20	123	50	ap1991
1999	131,478	1,570,181	8.4%	91	27	118	1,114	26	3	108	50	ap2000
2000	134,846	1,582,666	8.5%	93	26	119	1,133	25	30	107	51	ap2001
2001	142,886	1,598,247	8.9%	99	27	126	1,134	27	31	111	51	ap2002
2002	143,413	1,674,910	8.6%	99	25	124	1,156	28	28	112	51	ap2003
2003	158,792	1,717,530	9.2%	101	27	128	1,240	32	30	118	51	ap2004
2004	160,479	1,749,106	9.2%	104	25	129	1,244	32	28	115	51	ap2005
2010	171,000	1,966,314	8.7%	120	16	136	1,257	62	18	100	51	ap2011
2014	185,900	2,051,250	9.1%	115	21	136	1,366	65	23	109	52	ap2015
2017	190,000	2,137,322	8.9%	137	31	168	1,130	79	33	111	52	ap2018
2020	201,600	2,247,021	9.0%	136	30	166	1,214	82	32	106	52	ap2021
2022	153,041	2,330,405	6.6%	140	26	166	921	60	27	93	54	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Robert Joseph Baker (Priest: 21 Mar 1970 to 12 Jul 1999)
Felipe de Jesús Estévez (Bishop: 27 Apr 2011 to 24 May 2022)
Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen (Priest: 29 Jun 1999 to 6 Oct 2017)
Erik Thomas Pohlmeier (Bishop: 24 May 2022 - )
Joseph Keith Symons (Priest: 18 May 1958 to 2 Mar 1968)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Patrick Joseph Barry † (Priest: 9 Jun 1895; Bishop: 22 Feb 1922 to 13 Aug 1940)
Michael Joseph Curley † (Priest: 19 Mar 1904; Bishop: 3 Apr 1914 to 10 Aug 1921)
John Joseph Fitzpatrick † (Priest: 1948 to 25 May 1958)
Maurice Patrick Foley † (Priest: 25 Jul 1891 to 10 Sep 1910)
William Benedict Friend †
Victor Benito Galeone † (Bishop: 26 Jun 2001 to 27 Apr 2011)
Joseph Patrick Hurley † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1940; Archbishop (Personal Title): 18 Aug 1949 to 30 Oct 1967)
William John Kenny † (Priest: 15 Jan 1879; Bishop: 15 Mar 1902 to 24 Oct 1913)
William Thomas Larkin † (Priest: 15 May 1947 to 18 Apr 1979)
Thomas Joseph McDonough † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Mar 1947 to 2 Jan 1957)
Francis Patrick McFarland † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Jan 1857 - Did Not Take Effect)
John Moore † (Bishop: 16 Feb 1877 to 30 Jul 1901)
John Joseph Snyder † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1979 to 12 Dec 2000)
Paul Francis Tanner † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1968 to 21 Apr 1979)
William Turner † (Priest: 13 Aug 1893 to 10 Mar 1919)
Jean Marcel Pierre Auguste Vérot, P.S.S. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1857; Bishop: 11 Mar 1870 to 10 Jun 1876)

Source(s)

Diocese of Saint Augustine
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 171
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 705, to Page 707

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